Ruin and Sack

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Ruin

Ruin verb - To bring destruction to (something) through violent action.
Usage example: tornadoes ruined a wide swath of the county
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Sack is a synonym for ruin in devastate topic. In some cases you can use "Sack" instead the word "Ruin" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: ruined, ruination, ruinous, ruining, ruinously

Sack

Sack verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
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Ruin is a synonym for sack in destroy topic. Sometimes you can use "Ruin" instead the word "Sack" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as plunder, raid, plundering.
Nearby Words: sacked, sacking, sackful

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How words are described

old old ruin old sack
total total ruin total sack
big big ruin big sack
blue blue ruin blue sack
Other adjectives: little, bad, disastrous, bloody, giant, earlier.

Common collocations

play ruin play sack play
characters ruin characters sack characters
country ruin country sack country

Both words in one sentence

  • Theatre / Timon of Athens Alcibiades, another exiled lord, runs into Timon and confides he's going to sack and ruin Athens.
    Source: Theatre / Timon of Athens
  • It demoralizes the enemy, but his refusal to sack it and leave leads him to ruin.
    Source: Deconstructed Trope / A Song of Ice and Fire
  • Rape, Pillage, and Burn This is out of sheer pragmatism: Napoleon knows that if they sack a place they'll get some money and food once but will ruin it and embitter the neighbours, but if they don't the locals and their neighbours will give them what they need willingly.
    Source: Rape, Pillage, and Burn
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